The Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship was the top tag team championship in Wrestle-1. The title was announced on September 22, 2014, in conjunction with the start of a tournament to crown the first Wrestle-1 Champion. In Japanese the title's name includes the katakana term for "championship", Chanpionshippu (チャンピオンシップ), derived from the English language instead of the more common kanji term Ōza (王座).[1]
Overveiw[]
Championship tournament[]
On September 22, 2014, during the second day of a tournament to determine the inaugural Wrestle-1 Champion, it was announced that Wrestle-1 would also be introducing its own tag team championship.[1][5][6] Through Wrestle-1's relationship with American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), the promotion had previously presented a match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship.[7][8] The first Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions would be crowned in the "First Tag League Greatest" round-robin tournament taking place between November 15 and 30, 2014.[1] The two blocks containing the ten participating teams were revealed on November 3.[9][10][11] The teams were later given official team names on November 14.[12] In the tournament, a win was worth two points, a draw one point and a loss zero points. The top two teams from each block advanced to the semifinals and the winners wrestled in the tournament final to determine the inaugural champions.[9] On November 27, Seiki Yoshioka pulled out of the tournament with a knee injury, forcing his team to forfeit their final match in the tournament.[13][14] On November 30, Team 246 (Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo) defeated the new Wild order (Akira and Manabu Soya) in the finals to win the tournament and become the inaugural Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions.[2][15][16]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrestlers | Score | Wrestlers | Score |
| Masayuki Kono and Tajiri (Desperado) |
8 | KAI and Ryota Hama (Akatenrou) |
6 |
| Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo (Team 246) |
6 | Akira and Manabu Soya (new Wild order) |
5 |
| Jiro Kuroshio and Masakatsu Funaki (Ikemen Samurai) |
4 | Minoru Tanaka and Seiki Yoshioka (Too Sharp) |
4 |
| Taiyō Kea and Yasufumi Nakanoue (Sunrise) |
2 | Hiroshi Yamato and Seiya Sanada (Seiya to Hiroshi) |
4 |
| Mazada and Nosawa Rongai (Tokyo Gurentai) |
0 | Koji Doi and Yusuke Kodama (Novus) |
1 |
| A
Block |
Kuroshio Funaki |
Hayashi Kondo |
Kono Tajiri |
Mazada Nosawa |
Kea Nakanoue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuroshio Funaki |
X | Hayashi Kondo (12:10)[17] |
Kono Tajiri (10:52)[18] |
Kuroshio Funaki (09:55)[19] |
Kuroshio Funaki (12:38)[20] |
| Hayashi Kondo |
Hayashi Kondo (12:10)[17] |
X | Kono Tajiri (14:46)[19] |
Hayashi Kondo (06:28)[21] |
Hayashi Kondo (13:28)[18] |
| Kono Tajiri |
Kono Tajiri (10:52)[18] |
Kono Tajiri (14:46)[19] |
X | Kono Tajiri (03:35)[20] |
Kono Tajiri (09:18)[21] |
| Mazada Nosawa |
Kuroshio Funaki (09:55)[19] |
Hayashi Kondo (06:28)[21] |
Kono Tajiri (03:35)[20] |
X | Kea Nakanoue (07:54)[17] |
| Kea Nakanoue |
Kuroshio Funaki (12:38)[20] |
Hayashi Kondo (13:28)[18] |
Kono Tajiri (09:18)[21] |
Kea Nakanoue (07:54)[17] |
X |
| B | Akira Soya |
Yamato Sanada |
KAI Hama |
Doi Kodama |
Tanaka Yoshioka |
| Akira Soya |
X | Draw (30:00)[18] |
KAI Hama (16:22)[17] |
Akira Soya (09:52)[19] |
Akira Soya (14:46)[21] |
| Yamato Sanada |
Draw (30:00)[18] |
X | Yamato Sanada (17:08)[19] |
Draw (30:00)[21] |
Tanaka Yoshioka (15:50)[20] |
| KAI Hama |
KAI Hama (16:22)[17] |
Yamato Sanada (17:08)[19] |
X | KAI Hama (12:05)[20] |
KAI Hama (forfeit)[13] |
| Doi Kodama |
Akira Soya (09:52)[19] |
Draw (30:00)[21] |
KAI Hama (12:05)[20] |
X | Tanaka Yoshioka (10:20)[17] |
| Tanaka Yoshioka |
Akira Soya (14:46)[21] |
Tanaka Yoshioka (15:50)[20] |
KAI Hama (forfeit)[13] |
Tanaka Yoshioka (10:20)[17] |
X |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Kono and Tajiri | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Akira and Soya | 09:15[2] | |||||||
| Akira and Soya | Pin | ||||||||
| Hayashi and Kondo | 26:05[2] | ||||||||
| B1 | KAI and Hama | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Hayashi and Kondo | 11:37[2] | |||||||
Title History[]
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Location | Event | Length | Defenses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team 246 (Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo) |
1 | November 30, 2014 | Tokyo | First Tag League Greatest | 224
Days |
7 | Hayashi and Kondo defeated new Wild order (Akira and Manabu Soya) in the finals of a ten-team tournament to become the inaugural champions. |
| 2 | new Wild order (Jun Kasai and Manabu Soya) |
1 | July 12, 2015 | Tokyo | Symbol | 138
Days |
2 | |
| 3 | TriggeR (Masayuki Kono and Shuji Kondo (2)) |
1 | November 27, 2015 | Tokyo | Autumn Bout | 100
Days |
0 | |
| 4 | Real Desperado (Kazma Sakamoto and Yuji Hino) |
1 | March 6, 2016 | Sendai | Trans Magic | 94
Days |
2 | |
| 5 | Yasufumi Nakanoue and Yuji Okabayashi | 1 | June 8, 2016 | Tokyo | Outbreak | 51
Days |
1 | |
| 6 | new Wild order (Jun Kasai and Manabu Soya) |
2 | July 29, 2016 | Tokyo | Symbol | 22
Days |
0 | |
| — | Vacated | — | August 20, 2016 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated due to Soya being sidelined with a shoulder injury. |
| 7 | Kaz Hayashi (2) and Kotaro Suzuki | 2 | September 18, 2016 | Tokyo | 3rd Anniversary | 183
Days |
3 | Hayashi and Suzuki defeated TriggeR (Shuji Kondo and "brother" YASSHI) to win the vacant title. |
| 8 | NEWERA (Koji Doi and Kumagoro) |
1 | March 20, 2017 | Tokyo | Trans Magic | 45
Days |
1 | |
| 9 | Masayuki Kono (2) and Takanori Ito | 1 | May 4, 2017 | Tokyo | Triumph | 51
Days |
1 | |
| 10 | DoiKuma (Koji Doi and Kumagoro) |
2 | June 24, 2017 | Yokohama | Outbreak | 70
Days |
1 | |
| 11 | Team 246 presidents (Kaz Hayashi (3) and Shuji Kondo (3) |
2 | September 2, 2017 | Yokohama | Pro Wrestling Love in Yokohama | 78 Days | 1 | |
| 12 | DoiKuma (Koji Doi and Kumagoro) |
3 | October 19, 2017 | Chiba | Autumn Bout | 150 Days | 2 | |
| 13 | new Wild order (Akira and Manabu Soya (3)) |
1 | April 18, 2018 | Tokyo | Cherry Blossom | 18 Days | 0 | |
| 14 | Enfants Terribles (Kuma Arashi (4) and Shotaro Ashino) |
1 | May 6, 2018 | Tokyo | Triumph | 47 Days | 0 | |
| 15 | Jiro Kuroshio and Masato Tanaka | 1 | June 22, 2018 | Tokyo | Outbreak | 51 Days | 0 | |
| 16 | Shuji Kondo (4) and Koji Doi (4) | 1 | August 11, 2018 | Tokyo | Wrestle-1 Tour 2018 Flashing Summer | 232 Days | 2 | |
| — | Vacated | — | January 31, 2019 | — | — | — | — | Kondo and Doi voluntarily vacated the titles. |
| 17 | Masayuki Kono (3) and Alejandro | 2 | March 21, 2019 | Oita | Wrestle-1 Wrestle Wars | 82 Days | 1 | |
| 18 | Shuji Kondo (5) and Seigo Tachibana | 1 | June 11, 2019 | Tokyo | Outbreak | 47 Days | 0 | |
| — | Vacated | — | — | — | — | — | Title vacated due to Tachibana being sidelined with a neck injury. | |
| 18 | Enfants Terribles Shotaro Ashino (2) and Yusuke Kodama |
1 | August 1, 2019 | Tokyo | Flashing Summer Tour | 227 Days | 2 | Defeated Manabu Soya and Shuji Kondo in a decision match to win the titles. |
| 17 | Koji Doi (5) and Daiki Inaba | 1 | March 15, 2020 | Ota | Wrestle-1 Wrestle Wars | 17 Days | 0 | |
| — | Inactive | — | April 1, 2020 | — | — | — | — | The title was retired after the promotion suspended its activities. |
Gallery[]
Shuji Kondo and Kaz Hayashi
Jun Kasai and Manabu Soya
Shuji Kondo and Masayuki Kono
Kazma Sakamoto and Yuji Hino
Yasufumi Nakanoue and Yuji Okabayashi
Kaz Hayashi and Kotaro Suzuki
Kumagoro and Koji Doi
Masayuki Kono and Takanori Ito
Akira and Manabu Soya
Kuma Arashi and Shotaro Ashino
Jiro Kuroshio and Masato Tanaka
Shuji Kondo and Koji Doi
Masayuki Kono and Alejandro
Yusuke Kodama and Shotaro Ashino
Koji Doi and Daiki Inaba
References[]
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ W-1初代王者決定トーナメントは二回戦へ！9.23名古屋大会のカード決定！タッグ王座も新設されることに (in Japanese). Battle News (2014-09-22). Retrieved on 2014-09-22.
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- ↑ Show results - 3/2 TNA vs. Wrestle-1 in Tokyo, Japan: "One Night Only" PPV results, set-up for Lockdown . Pro Wrestling Torch (2014-03-02). Retrieved on 2014-11-03.
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- ↑ ja:W-1 11.30後楽園大会 初代タッグ王者決定リーグ優勝決定戦、W-1王座＆EWPインターコンチW前哨戦 (in Japanese). Battle News (2014-11-30). Retrieved on 2014-11-30.
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- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 ja:Wrestle-1 Tour 2014 First Tag League Greatest ～初代タッグ王者決定リーグ戦～ (in Japanese). Wrestle-1 (2014-11-17). Retrieved on 2014-11-17.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 ja:Wrestle-1 Tour 2014 First Tag League Greatest ～初代タッグ王者決定リーグ戦～ (in Japanese). Wrestle-1 (2014-11-28). Retrieved on 2014-11-28.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 ja:Wrestle-1 Tour 2014 First Tag League Greatest ～初代タッグ王者決定リーグ戦～ (in Japanese). Wrestle-1 (2014-11-15). Retrieved on 2014-11-15.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 ja:Wrestle-1 Tour 2014 First Tag League Greatest ～初代タッグ王者決定リーグ戦～ (in Japanese). Wrestle-1 (2014-11-22). Retrieved on 2014-11-22.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 ja:Wrestle-1 Tour 2014 First Tag League Greatest ～初代タッグ王者決定リーグ戦～ (in Japanese). Wrestle-1 (2014-11-19). Retrieved on 2014-11-19.